It was a lynching made for gentlemen. Before the blood dried on their hands, Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley and school president Bernie Machen were heaping praise on the corpse they created in Will Muschamp, the Gators' lame-duck coach.

Florida’s offense ranks second in the Southeastern Conference, and first-year coordinator Kurt Roper is adamant he hasn’t been “vanilla” just to hide elements in preparation for No.3 Alabama on Saturday.